All Housing articles – Page 9
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NewsCity Hall ‘wouldn’t rule out’ lowering second staircase threshold, deputy mayor says
‘We have to be clear that safety comes first,’ London’s deputy mayor for housing says as list of major schemes made unviable by rule grows
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NewsPlans lodged for nearly 5,000 homes in Manchester city centre
Towers up to 34 storeys in height to form first phase of £4bn Victoria North regneration scheme
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NewsDomestic repair and maintenance rebounds after 2022 slump, FMB says
Housebuilding also showing signs of recovery despite lingering materials and skills shortages
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Features‘We’re the victims of short-term policy-making’: Interview with Jennie Daly
The chief executive of Taylor Wimpey thinks a national housing strategy is needed. Jennie Daly tells Joey Gardiner why housebuilders need to ‘repair’ their reputation
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FeaturesCost model: Universities need to answer tough questions about their priorities
Aecom’s Rory Armstrong and Steven Jenkins explain what’s happening in the tertiary education sector and offer a cost model of a typical building
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FeaturesWhat you need to know about Morrell’s ‘seminal’ review into products testing
A review of construction product testing commissioned by ministers following Grenfell Inquiry evidence has recommended sweeping changes. Here’s a guide to what it all means
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CommentConstruction product manufacturers have to act, and act now
Firms should not wait for reforms to the testing regime to come into force - they should already be changing their ways to meet higher expectations of competence and ethics
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NewsMorrell review into product testing proposes sweeping reforms including new regulatory regime
Landmark report recommends bringing all construction materials on market into scope of new regulator
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NewsHousebuilder share prices dip amid renewed interest rate fear
Markets expect Bank of England to take action after inflation remained in double figures in March
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CommentTime for Gove to stop throwing stones at housing sector
The housing secretary ignores the hard work and goodwill of so many housing professionals at his peril. There may be unintended consequences to the blame being dished out
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NewsStudent resi tower replaces consented office plan in Elephant & Castle
Scheme by Collado Collins swapped for 24-storey housing block by Maccreanor Lavington
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NewsKingspan, Celotex and Arconic settle civil claims with 900 people affected by Grenfell fire
Undisclosed sum paid to bereaved, survivors and residents in wake of 2017 tragedy
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NewsSmall project starts plummet as inflation fears resurface
Starts for projects valued at £100m or less fell by nearly half in the first quarter of 2023, study finds
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NewsTfL chooses Barratt to deliver 900 homes in Acton
Fifty per cent of the homes by Bollo Lane will be affordable
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NewsResidential permissions fall to lowest level on record
Major applications permitted in 2022 fell by more than 8% according to official data
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NewsTrading in Inland Homes’ shares suspended
AIM-listed housebuilder’s shares will be suspended until its annual audited accounts are published
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NewsMorgan Sindall and Wates among winners on £3bn housing association upgrade programme
L&Q picks ten contractors to carry out 15 years of work
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NewsLandsec’s 1,800-home O2 scheme approved following second staircase redesign
Scheme was redesigned to add second staircases following Sadiq Khan’s fire safety ruling
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NewsVistry renegotiating contracts with suppliers after fall in prices
Housebuilder says cost savings will allow it to keep on building
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NewsPlans for 1,350-home build-to-rent scheme in Leeds approved
Developer Platform wins planning for hybrid application for three linked towers and two office blocks